Recycling has become a budget buster for cities and towns

The increasing amount of forbidden waste entering processing plants has sparked a backlash in such countries as China that convert the material into useful products.

 A state trooper at Terminal A at Logan Airport.

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The IRS may stick Mass. with a huge bill for untaxed perks

Previously untaxed payments to public employees like state troopers have led the state comptroller?s office to conduct an extensive review.

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The remains of Ernestine Ryans, 47, and America Lyden, 34, both of Springfield, and Kayla Escalante, 27, of Ludlow, were discovered last week in a Springfield home.

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The special counsel?s team wants a judge to consider revoking Paul Manafort?s bail.

David Robinson of Southern Hands Cleaning worked at a short-term rental in Boston.

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Those in the Airbnb economy worry about what?s next

Boston is mulling tough rules to rein in short-term rentals, but some in the business of servicing apartments say their jobs could disappear as a result.

Man tries to make a getaway . . . by diving into the Charles

He was caught. Police administered Narcan and took him to Mount Auburn Hospital for medical treatment.

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Katherine Newman, who takes over the job July 1, will face a faculty increasingly critical of the university administration.

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Move over, New Jersey. Massachusetts has taken your spot as the East Coast?s drug industry powerhouse.

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The secretary of state?s stunning loss of the party?s endorsement could force the six-term incumbent back to the campaign drawing board.

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And the shockingly high percentage reflects only those who admitted to it in surveys.

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United Trademark Holdings Inc.

Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your trademark restrictions

A private company wants to lock a princess?s name in a castle, but that?s unleashed fervent opposition at Suffolk University Law School.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Your priorities seem to have changed professionally, and this has Patriots fans worried.

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Allen said that in working with ?hundreds of actresses? over the years, ?not a single one? has accused him of impropriety.

Rob Gronkowski stands to be the fourth-highest-paid tight end in the NFL this season.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Rob Gronkowski?s issues always come down to the bottom line

Grumbling about his contract is almost an annual tradition for the Patriots? tight end.

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Tom Brady posts an emotional message after Dwight Clark?s death

Brady, a 49ers fan growing up, paid homage to Clark, who made perhaps the most renowned catch in NFL history.

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The team was going to send a smaller delegation, but the president indicated that wasn?t good enough.

Tuxbury Tiny House Village may be the first tiny house resort in Massachusetts.

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If you?re up for some glamping, this might be your spot

Tuxbury Tiny House Village, which straddles the Mass.-N.H. border, features five tiny homes that attract curious onlookers.

The Hatch Shell dome is undergoing a $2.4 million waterproofing and reconstruction project required after leaks developed in 2016.

Scaffolding on the Hatch Memorial Shell? Not for much longer

The top of the iconic outdoor music venue is undergoing a $2.4 million waterproofing and reconstruction project.

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The former president also said that ?I wouldn?t? do anything differently about the Lewinsky affair.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/jt%20&%20joni%20corr%20(1).jpg Joni Mitchell makes rare public appearance at James Taylor show

The singer, who rarely ventures out anymore, gave her friend a hug backstage.

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The court?s ruling, limited as it was, sends a signal to state anti-discrimination officials to tread carefully when ruling on such cases, an expert said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/SharonPoliceDepartment_04vandalism_01_met-16589.jpg Man arraigned on charges of vandalizing Jewish landmark in Sharon

Officials say Yerachmiel Taube was secretly photographed as he vandalized the eruv, and police who later searched his home found pieces of the line in his home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/742d97047ef64bc496e6b0d88ba5179d-742d97047ef64bc496e6b0d88ba5179d-0.jpg A car crashed into a Maine Little League game. The brave man who died saving kids had a dark secret

Douglas Parkhurst had confessed to being the driver in a 1968 hit-and-run that killed a 4-year-old girl.

Globe event

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A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | David M. Shribman

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Aside from RFK, a group of political giants campaigned in 1968.

Newsletters

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Special reports

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The face in the waves

Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. Then Jaimee was gone. Her family threw everything into solving the first mystery ? who killed her. The second was so much harder. How could they live on without her?

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Can doctors justify prescribing an immune therapy when it hasn?t been tested for a patient?s particular type of cancer?

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RV maker Winnebago gets into boating with Chris-Craft buy

Recreational vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries says it is buying boat maker Chris-Craft to expand beyond motor homes and travel trailers and create a diversified outdoor lifestyle products company